Baby Boy Names that Start with H

From Hadley to Hyram and everything in between, hundreds of baby boy names starting with the letter H along with the meanings and origin of each name.

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Most Popular Baby Boy Names Starting with H in 2018

First we’ll start with the most
popular baby boy names from 2018. They were:

Rank

Name

1

Henry

2

Hudson

3

Hunter

4

Harrison

5

Hayden

6

Holden

7

Hendrix

8

Hector

9

Hayes

10

Hugo

11

Harvey

12

Hank

13

Hamza

14

Harry

15

Hezekiah

16

Huxley

17

Harlan

18

Henrik

19

Houston

20

Hassan

Henry was the most popular baby boy name starting with H in 2018. This should come as no surprise as Henry has been the most common baby boy name starting with H as far back as 2009. What a run!

Here’s how the top three names have looked over the past
decade:

2018’s Most Popular Baby Boy Names Starting With H

Henry wasn’t just popular for H boy names in 2018. Overall
it was the number 16 most popular name among all baby boy names in 2018. Here’s
how it looked when compared to all baby boys born in 2018.

Names About As Popular as Henry

While Henry was a popular choice in 2018, you can see it was
only about 90% as popular a baby boy name as Jacob. Just for fun, let’s take a look at the most
popular baby boy names beginning with H throughout history.

Most Popular Baby Boy Names Starting With H

Now let’s look into what boy’s names lost and gained
popularity in 2018, again only for names starting with H.

2018 Trending Boy Names Starting With H

As you can see, Harley fell out of favor by 6 slots and
Hasan was the smallest gainer in 2018, gaining only 1 spots.

Unique Baby Boy Names Starting With H

While it’s fun to see what lots of other people are naming
their babies, many people prefer to find baby names that are more uncommon. To
that end, below is the some of the more unique baby boy names starting with H.

Rank

Name

1

Harris

2

Hakeem

3

Hasan

4

Hollis

5

Huck

6

Haiden

7

Hans

8

Henri

9

Humberto

10

Hadi

11

Hagen

12

Hiram

13

Hussain

14

Haven

15

Honor

16

Hoyt

17

Hussein

18

Hyrum

19

Hampton

20

Huxton

Overall, Harris was the 1023th most popular boy
name in 2018 with 200 babies. That means there were 53x more Henrys than Harriss
last year. That makes it a very unique name!

If you don’t have your name in mind yet, don’t worry! Below we
present a list of literally every baby boy name starting with H, the name’s
meaning and origin. Good luck and have a wonderful day.

Including Top Baby Boy Names and Unique Baby Boy Names Beginning with H

Ha-Neul through Hakim

Ha-NeulKorean — sky

HabibArabic — The beloved one.

HackettGerman — little woodsman

Hadarunknown — glorious

HaddenEnglish — child of the heather-filled valley

HaddonOld English — From the heathery hill.

HadiArabic — A guide or leader.

HadleyOld English — From the heathery field.

HadrianLatin — The dark one or a man from the sea, as in the Adriatic. The name of six Popes.

HadwinOld English — A friend in battle.

HafizArabic — The guardian.

HaganTeutonic — strong defense

HagenIrish Gaelic — Little Hugh. Heart and mind.

HagleyOld English — From the hay wood clearing.

HahnGerman — rooster

HaigOld English/Teutonic — From the enclosure or paddock.

Hailehero

HainesOld English — From the fenced area.

HakanNorse, Turkish — noble, fiery

HakimArabic — Wise and judicious.

Hakon through Hamal

HakonOld Norse — Of noble birth.

Hal — Estate ruler.

HalbertOld English — A brilliant hero.

HaldenOld English — Half Danish.

HaldorOld Norse — Rock of Thor (the Norse God of thunder).

HaleOld English — The dweller in the nook.

HaleyIrish Gaelic — Ingenious. A boy or girl’s name.

HalfordOld English — From the ford in the nook.

HalianZuni Indian — of Julius

HalifaxOld English — From the Holy field. A city in northern England and a seaport in Canada.

HalilTurkish

HallOld English — From the manor house or hall.

HallamOld Norse — The dweller at the rocks.

HalseOld English — From the neck of land.

HalseyOld English — from Hal’s island

HalsteadOld English — The stronghold.

HalstenOld Norse — A rock.

HaltonOld English

HalvardOld Norse — The defender of the rock.

HamalArabic — As gentle as a lamb.

Hamar through Hansel

HamarOld Norse — Ingenious.

HamidArabic — The thankful one.

HamiltonOld English — From the crooked hill.

HamishScottish — Scottish form of James. The supplanter.

HamletOld English — From the enclosed land. Also the name of a famous Shakespearian character and play.